Vancouver @ Florida 4-5 SO
Aleksander Barkov scored the shootout winner and Jaromir Jagr moved into fourth place on the all-time NHL scoring list when the Florida Panthers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-4. Jagr's 732nd goal broke a tie with Marcel Dionne. The goal came with 11.5 seconds remaining in the first period with the Panthers on a power play. Jagr took a cross-ice pass from Barkov and one-timed it past Canucks goalie Ryan Miller at the side of the net to tie the game 2-2. Miller left the game after Brandon Pirri scored against him in the shootout. Backup Jacob Markstrom entered the game and denied Jonathan Huberdeau before allowing the eventual winner to Barkov. Miller made 38 saves, including eight in overtime. Jannik Hansen scored his 10th of the season 6:32 into the first period on the Canucks' second shot of the game to make it 1-0. Vancouver had two one-goal leads in the first period. Shawn Thornton's first goal of the season and first since Nov. 24, 2014 (48 games), tied the game 1-1 at 12:26. He took a pass from Connor Brickley and his shot from the slot went past Miller. The Canucks challenged that the play was offsides, but the goal was upheld after a video review. Sven Baertschi gave Vancouver a 2-1 lead at 15:29 with a wrist shot that went over Roberto Luongo's shoulder. He took a pass from Bo Horvat and converted from in close while falling to the ice. Vincent Trocheck gave the Panthers a 3-2 lead 5:38 into the second period, but Derek Dorsett tied the game 31 seconds later. Luongo was unable to cover Dorsett's original shot, which went to the side of the net, where Dorsett put in in the empty net. Aaron Ekblad scored Florida's second power-play goal of the game at 8:31 assisted by Jagr and Huberdeau to give the Panthers their second one-goal lead, 4-3. Daniel Sedin tied the game 4-4 with 5:20 remaining in the second period.
Jaromir Jagr: "That goal was sweet and the win was even sweeter. We have to make sure we can win more game before the Christmas break. ... It was a little bit tough. We had tough bounces today but we didn't give up and waited for the perfect opportunity to win the hockey game. I've played with a lot of great players. That's what makes it a lot easier for me. I started in Pittsburgh with great players and hopefully I'll finish here with great players."
New Jersey @ Boston 1-2 SO
Ryan Spooner scored the only goal in the shootout for the Bruins in a 2-1 win. But the Bruins scored on their third shot of the period. David Krejci made a backhand pass to the front of the net, where Eriksson beat Schneider with a one-timer at 6:15 for a 1-0 lead. The Bruins went the final 9:24 of the period without a shot on goal. The Devils tied it at 1-1 when Andy Greene drove to the net and tipped Stempniak's feed past Gustavsson at 1:51 of the second period. The Bruins outshot New Jersey 15-13 in the second and Schneider preserved the tie with several fine saves, including Adam McQuaid's one-timer from the top of the right circle that required Schneider to stretch out and make a glove save.
Ottawa @ Tampa Bay 2-5
The Senators played most of the game without Mark Borowiecki after a game misconduct penalty for interfering with Brian Boyle, and Cody Ceci, who left the game in the first period after five shifts. Mike Angelidis scored his first goal in nearly four years. It came at 2:45 of the second period and gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead. Mike Blunden started the sequence with a shot on goal and a scrum started around Hammond. Blunden and Angelidis each took pokes at the loose puck with Angelidis slipping it under Hammond's pads. Karlsson's goal at 14:28 of the second period pulled the Senators to within one at 3-2. The Senators captain took control of the puck at the point and sent a slap shot past Ben Bishop high on the stick side. The Lightning had an important penalty kill with 5:05 remaining in regulation holding a 3-2 lead, after Vladislav Namestnikov was whistled for high sticking. Killorn and Stamkos added empty-net goals after the penalty kill to close out the game. Stamkos' first goal of the game came on the power play at 7:16 in the first period with Smith off for tripping. Nikita Kucherov took the puck from the top of the circle into the slot and sent a pass to Stamkos who sent the one-timer past Hammond. Smith scored the game's first goal while on a penalty kill, sending a backhand shot past Bishop at 4:20 in the first period after a pass from Curtis Lazar set up a one-on-one. Nesterov tied the game on a power-play goal at 5:23 in the first with a slap shot from the point that beat Hammond on the near post.
Calgary @ Detroit 2-4
Wideman's power-play goal gave the Flames a 1-0 lead 1:56 into the second period. His wrist shot from inside the blue line in the middle of the ice beat Mrazek, who was screened. It was Wideman's first goal of the season and Calgary's first power-play goal in 24 chances. Detroit then scored three straight goals in the second period to take a 3-1 lead. Larkin put in a rebound from the crease 7:46 into the second period to tie the game 1-1. He started the play by intercepting a pass just inside the Calgary blue line. It was Larkin's 12th goal, which leads NHL rookies. Richards beat Ramo with a slap shot from the high slot less than a minute later at 8:31 for a 2-1 lead. Nyquist made it 3-1 with 2:29 left in the period when his wrist shot from the left point beat Ramo, who was screened. It was Nyquist's 12th goal. Hamilton made it 3-2 with 2:59 left when he scored with the Flames playing 5-on-4 because Ramo was pulled for an extra attacker. He scored his fifth goal on a slap shot from the high slot. Abdelkader scored an empty-net goal with 30 seconds left to make it 4-2.
Washington @ NY Rangers 7-3
The Capitals rallied from a multiple-goal deficit for the second straight game to win their fifth in a row. They scored six unanswered goals after the first period, including four in the second, to defeat the New York Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden. It was similar to the Capitals' 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, when they fell behind 3-0 but scored five unanswered goals, including four in the third period, to win the game. Washington extended their lead on the Rangers in the Metropolitan Division to eight points. The Capitals are 12-1-1 in their past 14 games; the Rangers are 3-9-2 in their past 14. Williams had an assist and was one of three Washington forwards to finish with three points. Marcus Johansson had a goal and two assists and Nicklas Backstrom had three assists. Center Evgeny Kuznetsov had two points on a goal and an assist. Defenseman Dmitry Orlov had two assists.
Washington also got goals from T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin and Jason Chimera. Oshie and Ovechkin scored on the power play; Chimera scored shorthanded. Trotz thought the Capitals were lethargic in the first period, when the Rangers rallied from a 1-0 deficit on Williams' first goal to score three goals in a span of 4:21 to take a 3-1 lead. J.T. Miller, Chris Kreider and Dan Boyle scored for New York. The Capitals got started in the right direction early in the second period, when Johansson rang a shot off the crossbar at 18 seconds. Kuznetsov scored at 5:25 to make it 3-2. Oshie tied it 96 seconds later, capitalizing off of a perfect bank pass from Backstrom off of the corner boards. Johansson set up Ovechkin and Williams for their power-play goals to make it 5-3. Lundqvist's replacement, Magnus Hellberg, allowed goals on the first two shots he faced. Chimera scored his shorthanded goal at 2:26 and Johansson capped the scoring at 4:36.
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